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Lawmakers spotlight need for disaster reforms as Washington floods

Fri, 12/19/2025 - 6:10am
A group of lawmakers who represents flood-affected areas helped craft a major Federal Emergency Management Agency reform bill.

Groups sue Treasury, IRS over solar and wind tax credit rules

Fri, 12/19/2025 - 6:08am
The complaint takes aim at how solar or wind projects are deemed to have started construction.

Japan faces $6-a-person lawsuit over subpar climate change commitment

Fri, 12/19/2025 - 6:06am
The country's pledges to cut emissions by 60 percent by 2035 from 2013 levels fall short of what’s required and “threaten our lives,” according to a summary of the complaint.

Unreliable data mask just how bad the air quality crisis is in India

Fri, 12/19/2025 - 6:06am
Environmentalists and data experts said India’s air quality measurement standards are looser than countries such as the United States, so moderate readings often disguise dangerous pollution levels.

Refugee firefighters give back to Mauritania by battling bushfires

Fri, 12/19/2025 - 6:04am
The more than 250,000 refugees fled violence and instability at home in Mali.

Apollo expands risk reviews to reflect impact of extreme weather

Fri, 12/19/2025 - 6:04am
The decision comes amid a rise in the damage done to physical assets by floods, storms and wildfires.

Wisconsin senators probe state AG for hiring outside climate lawyers

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:52am
Conservatives have sought to block states from partnering with a Michael Bloomberg-backed fellowship program in environmental law.

Appeals court throws green banks a lifeline

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:52am
Recipients of EPA’s largest climate grant program will get another shot at persuading the D.C. Circuit to restore $17 billion in awarded funds.

Scientists decry White House plan to break up Colorado climate center

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:51am
News about the threat to the National Center for Atmospheric Research hit "like a bomb" at the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting.

Maryland legislators override vetoes on energy, climate bills

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:50am
The General Assembly plowed ahead with plans to study data centers and climate impacts despite objections from Gov. Wes Moore (D).

Fact-checking Trump’s energy claims

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:49am
The president's prime-time speech included false statements about the price of gas, the number of new power plants and the cost of electricity.

Data centers have a political problem — and Big Tech wants to fix it

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:48am
A growth engine for the economy is becoming a political albatross. Can messaging change that?

Trump admin squeezes Colorado River states on water use

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:48am
Interior officials are losing their patience with states as the West’s most important river teeters on the brink of crisis.

Coal demand rises in Asia despite booming renewables

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:46am
The International Energy Agency estimates that India and other nations could buoy the fuel through 2030.

Passenger jets are Japan’s newest tool to track climate change

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:45am
The efforts reflect a push by companies and governments to close gaps in emissions monitoring as compliance demands rise and to supplement tools like satellites to deliver a greater degree of precision or to extend coverage to more sources of pollution.

In Senegal, climate change adds to farmer-herder tensions

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:45am
Declining rainfall and rising temperatures have dried up pasture land at the same time agricultural use has expanded.

Automakers, climate groups unite to criticize EU’s EV plan

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 6:44am
Carmakers and suppliers say the proposals still leave them exposed to factors they can’t control. Environmental groups, on the other hand, see loopholes that’ll weaken Europe’s climate strategy, slowing the uptake of EVs that has gained momentum over the last year.

Trump gutted climate rules in 2025. He could make it permanent in 2026.

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 6:33am
The president’s swift destruction of regulations in his first year could help him make lasting changes, with the Supreme Court’s help.

DOE orders Washington state coal plant to stay open

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 6:32am
The department used its emergency powers to delay the plant's retirement, which is a staple of the state's climate plans.

Oklahoma AG runs for governor with attack on State Farm

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 6:32am
Property insurance price hikes and claims denials emerge as a political issue. "Being overcharged and cheated ... is a nonpartisan sentiment," Republican Gentner Drummond said.

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